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China missile test top of agenda as Pacific diplomats meet in Fiji
Aug 07, 2026 (AFP)
New Zealand and other Pacific nations pushed Friday for a joint statement condemning China's recent test of a nuclear-capable missile but faced resistance as th...
Turkey says new defence pact aligns with NATO commitments
Aug 07, 2026 (AFP)
Turkey said on Friday that its new defence agreement with Pakistan and Saudi Arabia did not contradict its commitments to the NATO alliance.
Ghana names defence minister a year after predecessor's death
Aug 07, 2026 (AFP)
Ghanaian President John Mahama on Friday named Kenneth Gilbert Adjei as defence minister, nearly a year after the former minister died a helicopter crash.
Houthi attacks kill five in Yemen as rebels target oil-rich Marib
Aug 07, 2026 (AFP)
Houthi attacks on Yemen's Marib province killed at least five people Friday, according to a minister and military source, as the rebels escalate strikes on the ...
Houthi attack kills three members of Yemen govt forces: military source
Aug 07, 2026 (AFP)
A Houthi drone attack on Yemen's Marib province killed three members of government forces on Friday, a Yemeni military source told AFP, as rebels ramped up the ...
DR Congo says will look into reports of uranium in China-bound cobalt
Aug 07, 2026 (AFP)
The Democratic Republic of Congo's government said on Friday it will investigate the presence of uranium in its cobalt exports, following reports that the radio...
Houthi attacks kill 10 in Yemen as rebels target oil-rich Marib
Aug 07, 2026 (AFP)
Houthi attacks on Yemen's Marib province killed at least 10 people Friday, according to a minister and military source, as the rebels escalated strikes on the o...
Lebanon state media reports new Israeli strikes in south
Aug 06, 2026 (AFP)
Lebanese state media reported Israeli airstrikes and shelling overnight into Thursday morning, after Israel announced its first military fatalities in more than...
As economic pressure mounts, Iranians make trade-offs to stay afloat
Aug 06, 2026 (AFP)
Mahzad Azari has to choose between food and transportation, between learning English and new eyeglasses, as five months of war with the United States take a fin...
Russia downed 605 Ukrainian drones overnight: defence ministry
Aug 06, 2026 (AFP)
Russia shot down 605 Ukrainian drones during the night over its territory and the annexed Crimean Peninsula, the defence ministry said Thursday.
Israel refuses to withdraw from more south Lebanon areas at talks: source
Aug 06, 2026 (AFP)
Israel refused in talks on Thursday to withdraw from more areas of south Lebanon unless the Lebanese army had full control of an initial two "pilot zones", a Le...
UN nuclear agency concerned over rise in Ukraine plant power losses
Aug 06, 2026 (AFP)
The UN nuclear watchdog on Thursday expressed concern over rising off-site power losses at the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine.
US sanctions Cuban armed forces minister, military procurement network
Aug 06, 2026 (AFP)
The United States announced new sanctions on Thursday that target Cuban Armed Forces Minister General Alvaro Lopez Miera, seven other individuals and five state...
Kuwait orders Iranian school shut: education ministry source
Aug 06, 2026 (AFP)
Authorities in Kuwait ordered the closure of a local Iranian school, a source at the education ministry told AFP on Thursday, after the country came under repea...
Iran threatened to 'black out' Gulf if US hit power plants: officials to AFP
Aug 06, 2026 (AFP)
Iran intensified its threats towards its Gulf neighbours last week, conveying messages that it would "black out" the entire region if the United States struck i...
Tanker reports explosions in Hormuz: maritime agency
Aug 06, 2026 (AFP)
An oil tanker reported hearing explosions while transiting the Hormuz strait near Oman, a British maritime agency said Thursday, as Tehran and Muscat hold talks...
China missile test top of agenda as Pacific diplomats meet in Fiji
Aug 06, 2026 (AFP)
China's recent testing of a nuclear-capable missile and wider influence in the Pacific is expected to dominate the agenda as the region's top diplomats meet for...
Taiwan blocks key bridge in drill for potential Chinese invasion
Aug 06, 2026 (AFP)
Taiwanese troops used concrete barriers, barbed wire and Hesco walls to block a key bridge near Taipei on Thursday in a drill to stop invading Chinese forces at...
Rights groups decry Israeli killing of Lebanon journalist as 'war crime'
Aug 06, 2026 (AFP)
Rights groups said Thursday that an Israeli attack in south Lebanon that killed reporter Amal Khalil and wounded another journalist earlier this year was an app...
Russia denies using Colombian mercenaries in Ukraine war
Aug 06, 2026 (AFP)
Russia's embassy in Colombia issued a denial Wednesday of a report that it had ties to suspected recruitment networks of Colombian mercenaries to aid its war in...
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